Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 13
... South , as the most finished tribute ever paid by genius to patriot- ism , its influence was the greater because it added more than cighty thousand dollars to the amount necessary to purchase the Washington estate from the heirs . The ...
... South , as the most finished tribute ever paid by genius to patriot- ism , its influence was the greater because it added more than cighty thousand dollars to the amount necessary to purchase the Washington estate from the heirs . The ...
Page 16
... South the neces- sity for obedience to the laws , everything that was aggressive and resentful in his nature - if , indeed , he ever indulged such feelings was roused when the dreadful fact was revealed that the slaveholders had ...
... South the neces- sity for obedience to the laws , everything that was aggressive and resentful in his nature - if , indeed , he ever indulged such feelings was roused when the dreadful fact was revealed that the slaveholders had ...
Page 18
... South was bristling with de- fiance and revenge , he pleaded for the end of war and the be- ginning of peace : " But the hour is coming , and now is , when the power of the leaders of the rebellion to delude and inflame must cease ...
... South was bristling with de- fiance and revenge , he pleaded for the end of war and the be- ginning of peace : " But the hour is coming , and now is , when the power of the leaders of the rebellion to delude and inflame must cease ...
Page 19
... South is for the Union . Indications too plain to be mistaken an- nounce the fact both in the East and the West of the States in rebellion . In North Carolina and Arkansas the fatal charm at length is broken . At Raleigh and Little Rock ...
... South is for the Union . Indications too plain to be mistaken an- nounce the fact both in the East and the West of the States in rebellion . In North Carolina and Arkansas the fatal charm at length is broken . At Raleigh and Little Rock ...
Page 40
... south of the Ohio . As to how far the stand he took in favor of law induced Washing- ton to give him the preference over the older lawyers of the dis- trict , history is silent . At length , having made a fortune , he re- tired to a ...
... south of the Ohio . As to how far the stand he took in favor of law induced Washing- ton to give him the preference over the older lawyers of the dis- trict , history is silent . At length , having made a fortune , he re- tired to a ...
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